01 Agustus 2017

Elbit Systems to Bag Contract for Upgrade of 40 PH M113A2

01 Agustus 2017

PA's M113A2 APC (photo : thephdefense)Israeli firm to bag contract for upgrade of 40 PH armored carriers – MaxDefenseIsraeli Elbit Systems Land and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) is expected to get a contract from the Philippine government to upgrade 40 Philippine Army M113A2 armored personnel carriers (APC) through direct negotiation, MaxDefense Philippines said today.MaxDefense Philippines is a known Philippines defense and security observer and analyst.40 M113A2s to be upgraded are part of 114 APCs donated by United States through its Excess Defense Article (EDA) program. These APCs were delivered in 2015.Elbit, according to MaxDefense, will be contracted to convert the 40 APCs into platforms armed with a 12.7mm machine guns in Remote Controlled Weapons Stations (RCWS) and Armored Mortar Carriers armed with a Soltam Cardom 120mm mortar.According to MaxDefense, budget for the mentioned upgrades will be sourced from Revised Armed Force of the Philippines Modernization Program (RA 1034), First Horizon-second list.First Horizon-second list was derived from the cancelled Shore Based Missile System (SBMS) program.Elbit already delivered 28 refurbished and upgraded APCs to Philippine military with contract price of PHP882 million, signed in 2014. Upgrades included installation of 25 mm unmanned turrets, 12.7 mm remote controlled weapon stations (RCWS), fire control systems (FCS) for 90 mm turrets, and conversion to recovery units.(Update)

K&kk ertuiwa..your name sounds beggar to..change it into a nice one..Hahahaha.You must be happy that you Asian friend is upgrading their forces that someday will kill your all family...HahahahaYour name sounds like human waste.Hahahaha

I think that not much has changed. Last I heard that the Filipino Military had killed ca. 400 militants and lost around 100 soldiers in the process. But considering how deeply these militants are entrenched in the city and the fact that they use civilians as human shield against air strikes, I think it will take some more time. Urban warfare is extremely hard, even for the US, even with all the fancy toys they have. Compare that to Philippine's military and the answer is pretty clear.